Grantchester is one of the most picturesque villages near Cambridge, and its older thatched and brick-and-tile cottages carry chimneys that need specialist handling — not a general builder with a bag of sand and cement.
Many of Grantchester's older properties are in or near the conservation area, with stacks in traditional Cambridgeshire white brick or a mix of handmade and stock bricks that give the village its character. Hard cement mortar repairs done in the past can actually accelerate brick decay by trapping moisture, and we often see the result of those well-meaning but damaging interventions when we survey here.
Our chimney rebuilds in Grantchester use NHL 3.5 or NHL 5 lime mortars as appropriate, sourced reclaimed brick where original stock needs replacing, and take time to match the corbelling and profile of the original stack. This is the kind of work the local planning authority expects on a conservation area property, and it is simply what we consider the right way to do it.
No obligation · We usually respond within 2 hours
Storm damage, active leak, damaged ridge — we aim to be on-site within 24 hours.
